The U.S. Marine Corps recently ordered nearly 150 of FLIR’s Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). The $18.6 million contract is…
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FLIR Receives First Order for Black Hornet VRS Nano UAV
The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) recently procured a Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance System (VRS) from FLIR, marking the company’s…
NOAA Establishes New UAS Operations Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is turning to drone technology to capture important data more and more these…
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020 Postponed Until at Least August
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020, which was scheduled for May 4-7 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, has been postponed amid…
FOG-based Mapping INS from iXblue
iXblue, a Denver-based high-tech company specializing in the design and manufacturing of advanced navigation and georeferencing solutions, announces the launch…
Advanced Mobility Collective Forms to Foster Collaboration
The Advanced Mobility Collective (AMC) recently formed to help move innovation in new mobility services forward. AMC is a nonprofit…
Planck Aero to Answer sUAS Guidance, Navigation Challenges
Planck Aerosystems, Inc. has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force Research Lab for the development of…
Coronavirus Spurs Percepto’s Drone-in-a-Box Surveillance Solution
Dor Abuhasira was as surprised as the rest of us when the coronavirus erupted. The CEO of Percepto, a multinational…
Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics Expand Automated Truck Testing
Daimler’s autonomous trucks will soon be driving along new public U.S. routes. In January, Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group, which…
Farming With Drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight
Recent advances are inching BVLOS operations on farms closer to reality.
A Troubled Bridge Over Muddy Water
Ah, the Lapalco Bridge. Built in 1972 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, the half-mile long span carries numerous commuters and freight…
New Satellites Could Enable Fast Drone Data Turnaround
New mega-constellations of satellites will soon enable the fast, cost-effective transmission of drone imagery from even the most remote farm fields.
The Fruits of Digital Labor
Commercial pesticide and herbicide application methods take an autonomous turn.
How Will Drones Change Agriculture?
Bottom line up front: I don’t have a sweeping, definitive answer to this question and anyone who says they do…
Grand Sky Celebrates Five Years of BVLOS Success in the ‘Silicon Valley of Drones’
Grand Sky Development Company, LLC (Grand Sky), the first commercial unmanned aerial system (UAS) testing and training center in the…
A Massive Crop Duster Links East and West
Ukraine is too often known for strife and tragedy. But for decades, agriculture and aviation have been integral to the…
Drone Delivery Canada to Begin Commercial Testing for Cargo Delivery Drone Condor
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) is set to start commercial testing for Condor, the company’s heavy-lift, long-range cargo delivery UAS. The…
